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How FloodBLOCKTM works

FloodBlock – Flood defence barrier

FloodBlock™ is a robust, flexible flood barrier. The flood defence barrier can be rapidly deployed by one person.

The FloodBlock barrier is made up of FloodBlock units which can be connected up, to any length and in any direction, using weighted connection keys.

The combined weight of the flood waters (within the modular units) and weighted connections keys, means that an assembled flood block barrier will always be denser than the flood water.

Each FloodBlock unit incorporates a hardwearing foam gasket base. When the foam gasket is placed under pressure by the self-filling / or pre-filled pods a seal with the ground is created.

The beauty of this patented flood defence system is that no bolting to the ground is required.

Flood Protection

Reservoir deployment

Fluid/Chemical bunding

River bank stabilisation

Modular System

FloodBlock™ is made up of modular components.

This ensures a FloodBlock barrier can be rapidly deployed by a single person – as all parts are below Health & Safety lifting regulations (UK). Modular units are simply connected up using the weighted connection key – this means a flood defence barrier can be assembled to any length.

Rapid Deployment

FloodBlock™ can be rapidly deployed by one person. The system is simply laid out in the desired location and connected up using the weighted connection keys.

Then every other unit (50%) in the assembled barrier is pre-filled with water (..for extremely high flows sand can be used). The unfilled units will actually fill automatically with the rising flood waters during the flood event via the self-filling holes on their front face.

180-metres can be deployed in 90 to 120 minutes by a small team.

Multiple Use

Unlike ineffective sandbagging the FloodBlock flood barrier can be used time and time again.

Sandbags barriers take a huge amount of manpower to assemble, they are prone to excessive leakage and can only be used once – they rot!

FloodBlock Portfolio 1

FloodBlock Portfolio 2

FloodBlock Portfolio 3

Protect an opening

Simply assemble the barrier to the required aperture length – each FloodBlock is a metre long. The ends of the assembled barrier can then be fixed to insitu terrain (such as a wall) using a wall connector.

The wall connector is simply fixed to the wall using under pressure; or with a single anchor bolt when the flood threat is present.

Let us the know the length of the opening you wish to ‘block off’ and we will do the rest.. Protect your Domestic or Commercial property from the devastation of flooding now.

Key benefits of the FloodBlock™ flood barrier include:

Rapidly deployable by one person

Extremely easy to assemble

Lightweight

More effective than sandbagging

Modular units can self-fill with the rising flood waters

High quality, field tested technology

Requires no specialist training

Minimal storage space required – 20 m can be stored on a single pallet

Reservoir containment

FloodBlock™ can be simply assembled to form a reservoir – uses include:

Spill kit

Sludge/slurry containment

Fluid containment

FloodBlock™ is a mobile and reusable system for primary and secondary fluid containment. FloodBlock will help you control costs and is more effective than traditional spill-containment alternatives. The system effective for hazmat containment, erosion control, and water diversion. Please let us know if you are looking to protect/bund specific chemicals.

We are using the system and it is working great; Floodstop is keeping our platform and car park open and safe to our customers and colleagues during recent extreme weather and associated flooding.

Regional Retail Manager, First Great Western

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We discovered that Floodstop barriers are a fraction of the cost of alternative flood prevention products on the market. Knowing we have effective prevention from the threat of flooding is a great weight off our minds. They are easy and simple to use and when the job is done they can be simply picked up and put back in the garage.

A.Pulford, private householder

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We are delighted that we now have an easy to deploy flood prevention system on the island. It will allow us to protect our newly refurbished reception when we have exceptionally high tides. We were completely fed up with deploying sandbags in the past. The barrier was in action today and prevented flooding of the walkway and reception. It’s fantastic.

Angela Cott, National Trust Property Manager at Brownsea Island

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We have had to use the Floodstop over the weekend and what a fantastic job it did for us!!